{"id":2281711,"date":"2024-06-22T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T16:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-skid-row-homeless-being-moved-into-new-600k-per-unit-tower-more-in-development\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T16:10:10","slug":"california-skid-row-homeless-being-moved-into-new-600k-per-unit-tower-more-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-skid-row-homeless-being-moved-into-new-600k-per-unit-tower-more-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"California Skid Row Homeless Being Moved Into New $600K Per Unit Tower, More in Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-skid-row-homeless-being-moved-into-new-600k-per-unit-tower-more-in-development%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2281711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses California&#8217;s controversial new approach to addressing its homelessness issue through the construction of luxurious\u200b housing facilities for homeless individuals. \u2064The Weingart\u2064 Tower, a 278-unit high-rise in the notorious Skid Row area of Los Angeles, features an\u200d array \u2062of amenities including an art room, music room, gym, and library. Despite its \u200cplush \u2064offerings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-restaurant-pays-16-an-hour-despite-law-crippling-fast-food-chains-with-20-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Newsom's restaurant stands out, paying  an hour while fast-food chains face challenges from a  minimum wage law\">piece raises concerns<\/a> about the high cost per unit, which ranges from $600,000 to over $800,000, contributing to a debate\u2064 over the effectiveness and \u2064fairness of such \u200dspending. Additional units are under construction or planned, further expanding this\u2064 significant financial investment funded \u200cby state housing resources, tax\u2062 credits, and Proposition HHH.<\/p>\n<p>The article critically examines the rationale behind these projects, questioning the logic of\u200c allocating substantial resources to a demographic characterized by issues such &#8216;idleness&#8217; and criminality, while other\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-cover-millions-in-no-limits-prisoner-trans-care-including-for-death-row-inmates-report\/\" title=\"Taxpayers Cover Millions in 'No Limits' Prisoner Trans Care, Including for Death Row Inmates: Report\">law-abiding citizens struggle<\/a> without such \u2062support. It \u200cchallenges the\u200c notion that\u2063 improving material conditions alone \u2064can resolve deeper societal issues such as ongoing crime and \u2063drug use associated with the Skid Row area. The piece\u2062 reflects skepticism about the effectiveness\u200b of these\u200d measures in genuinely solving\u2063 the homelessness crisis, and touches on broader themes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">personal responsibility<\/a> versus systemic failure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 22, 2024 at 7:40am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>California has a novel plan to deal with its ongoing homeless problem that\u2019s been plaguing the state for years: Just give those people luxurious housing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/dtla-homeless-housing-tower-cost-600k-per-unit-to-build\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTLA<\/a> reports that Wednesday was the official grand opening of the Weingart Tower, a homeless housing tower with 278 units in Skid Row, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/general-hospital-actor-johnny-wactor-shot-death-los-angeles-catching-thieves-next-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> neighborhood known for homelessness, rampant drug use and crime. Nineteen stories high, Weingart Tower includes an art room, music room, lounge, gym, and balcony area.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DTLA homeless housing tower cost $600K per unit to build\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CsLO6Gkp848?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen   style=\"display:none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-06-05\/in-skid-row-a-19-story-residential-tower-for-homeless-people-will-offer-gym-cafe-art-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Los Angeles Times reported<\/a> this is not the end of the amenities as there will also be a music room and library, cafe, dog-runs and kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>While readers would understandably be outraged hearing that all this will be provided in an effort to combat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-israel-protester-claims-school-made-homeless-suspension-photos-familys-first-class-flights-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homelessness<\/a>, it gets worse as most units cost around $600,000 with some being over $800,000.<\/p>\n<p>Weingart Tower is just the beginning as a second tower with 302 units is under construction and a third 104-unit building is in the planning phase.<\/p>\n<p>President and chief executive of Weingart Center Assn. Kevin Murray is a former state senator and leader of the project.<\/p>\n<p>While housing projects have focused on development outside of Skid Row in places like the Valley, South L.A., and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-nightmare-california-20-minimum-wage-sinks-hollywoods-55-year-old-arbys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Hollywood<\/a>, the L.A. Times reports Murray\u2019s will be the largest permanent housing project in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Weingart Tower is a $165 million dollar project that will be permanently financed by state housing funds, $56 million dollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-demands-more-covid-related-funding\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Demands More COVID Related Funding\">state tax credits<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/localhousingsolutions.org\/housing-policy-case-studies\/los-angeles-proposition-hhh\/#:~:text=Los%20Angeles%20voters%20passed%20Proposition%20HHH%20in%202016%2C,can%20be%20used%20to%20help%20build%20temporary%20shelters.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposition HHH<\/a> \u2013 a measure Californians voted for in 2016 to provide $1.2 billion dollars in bonds to combat homelessness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will these developments help end the homeless problem?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Understandably, this is all very startling and confusing news, even in a deep (deep) blue place like California.<\/p>\n<p>What have idlers, drug addicts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-co-resident-kicked-city-council-misgendering-attacking-law-allowing-criminals-change-identities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminals<\/a> experiencing homelessness done to enjoy the benefits of housing many law-abiding, working people can\u2019t afford?<\/p>\n<p>To answer this question, we must understand the liberal mind. Unfortunate circumstances that befell residents of Skid Row come with no sense of agency when officials look upon them.<\/p>\n<p>That is to say, where you and I wonder where those people living in tents, addicted to drugs, and breaking the law went wrong, California\u2019s officials wonder where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-missouri-womans-murder-conviction-tossed-43-years-lawyers-say-police-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the system<\/a> failed them and how they can make up for it.<\/p>\n<p>Personal responsibility is not the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Officials believe these people have tried their hardest but just cannot find a way beyond the trenches. The resolution is to simply hand them what they feel they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting part of Skid Row\u2019s new housing project is seeing what will actually become of these buildings. Officials are in for a rude awakening if they believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crime-ridden-california-progressive-dems-push-newsom-defund-prison-system-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a>, drug use, and generally speaking, degeneracy will cease.<\/p>\n<p>A sudden reversal of material circumstances does not change a culture ingrained in a people for years \u2014 especially when those material circumstances come so easily.<\/p>\n<p>Skid Row will still be Skid Row. California will still be California.<\/p>\n<p>Law-abiding people who actually need help will be found wanting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California introduces a unique solution to its persistent homelessness issue by providing luxurious accommodations. 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